Cultivating-plow.



No. 829,802. PATENTBD AUG. 28

F. M. RIVERS. GULTIVATING PLOW. APPLICATION FILED JUNE 18, 190B.

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CULTlVATlNG-PLOW.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Aug. 28, 1 906.

Application filed June 18,1906. Serial No. 322,335.

To all whom it may concern.-

Be it known that I, FRANCIS M. RIvERs, a citizen of the United States,and a resident of Lake Butler, in the county of Bradford and State ofFlorida, have invented an Improvement in Cultivating-Flows, of which thefollowing is a specification.

My invention relates particularly to the construction and form of thefootor standard of the plow or cultivator and to the arrange-.

ment of braces in connection with such standard and the beam.

The details of construction, arrangement, and combination of parts areas hereinafter described, reference being had to the accompanyingdrawings, in Which- Figure 1 is a side view of a cultivating-plowembodying my invention. Fig. 2 is a vertical crosssection on the line 22 of Fig. 1. Fig. 3 is a perspective view of the foot or standard andlandside.

I show two feet or standards A, attached to a beam B, one in front ofthe other, the two being bent laterally in opposite directions, so thatthe shovels or shares O do not track.

The standard is constructed of a flat bar which is bent twice at anobtuse angle at the points a a, as shown in Fig. 2, the first bend beingjust below the beam B and the second a short distance above the share 0.Thus the end portions of the standard are in different but parallelvertical planes, and the lower portion is set laterally from the beam tothe required extent. The standard being placed edgewise to the line ofdraft, it is apparent that it has great strength and capacity forresistance in that direction. The standard is braced in twodirectionsnamely, by a side brace D and by a rear brace E. The sidebrace is connected with the standard at (1 just below the lower obtuseangle a and the upper end is secured to the upper portion of the beam Bby a bolt a which also passes through a horizontal slot (1 formed in theupper enlarged end of the standard A. The rear brace E is secured to thebeam by two bolts, and its lower forwardly-projecting end is secured tothe standard A by the same bolt (1 that secures the side brace D. Thusthe two braces D and E are pivotally connected with the standard A atthe same point and by the same means and permit the standard to beadjusted at its upper end forward or back, according to the depth atwhich it is desired the share C shall work in the soil. By this simplearrangement of braces-the standard is supported with due rigiditylaterally and in the longitudinal direction of the beam. In brief, bythe arrangement of braces and the construction of the standard I attainmaximum lightness, strength, and rigidity. I

As shown in Figs. 1 and 3, the standard A and the landside or heel F areconstructed integrally, and the standard is further provided with anintegral part A, which is bent upward from the landside and is rivetedto the body of the standard at a In other words, the part A is integralwith the parts A F at its lower end, its free end being secured by aseparate means. It is spaced from the standard A at intermediate pointsto provide for reception and vertical adjustment of the bolt G, by whichthe share C is secured to the foot or standard. In other words, byadjusting the bolt G up or down the share or shovel C may be adjustedcorrespondingly in order to vary the depth at which it shall work in thesoil.

By the above-described construction, arrangement, and combination ofparts I produce a durable and highly-eflicient cultivating implement andat comparatively small cost.

What I claim is 1. In a cultivating-plow of the class indicated thecombination, with the beam, of a standard, or foot, which is bent twiceat an obtuse angle at points between the beam and share and thus setlaterally from the beam, its lower portion and the landside beingconstructed integrally and also provided with an upwardly-extendedintegral piece which is arranged to form a loop for reception of theshare-bolt, substantially as described.

2. The combination, with a beam, of a standard which is bent laterallytherefrom at an obtuse angle and constructed in its lower portion with aseat and guide to provide for attachment of a share, and lateral andrear braces whose lower ends are pivoted to the standard at the samepoint, the upper end of the standard being provided with a horizon- 'talslot, and a fastening-bolt passing through the same and the beam,substantially as described.

3. The combination, with the beam, of a flat standard having a lateralbend and arranged edgewise to the lateral draft, a lateral brace securedto the beam on the opposite I side from the standard and extended doWn-Ward in line therewith, and a rear brace ati tached to the beam on thesame side as the 5 standard, its lower end projecting forward,Witnesses:

a pivot-bolt secured at the lower ends of both 1 T. P. FOWLER,

braces to the middle portion of the standard 1 FRED TALLMAN.

and at one and the same point, and means for securing the upper end ofthe standard to the beam adjustably, substantially as described.

FRANCIS M. RIVERS.

